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Gr. E. BAUBLITS.

BRACKET. 7 No. 318,343. Patented May 19, 1885.

WITNESSES .dttorlwy UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE E. BAUBLITS, OFST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,343, dated May 19,1885.

Application filed August 22, 1884. (N0 model.)

To all. whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. BAUBLITS, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and Stateof Missouri, have inyented certain new and useful Improvements inBrackets; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inbrackets for shelving, the object of my invention being to provide abracket for the support of shelving, so that it can be readily attachedto walls or other supports, and which will provide a means for adjustingthe shelves; to which end my invention consists in combining with afixed dovetailed support a bracket having an upper portion adapted toembrace the dovetail, and a clamp formed integral with or attached tothe lower portion of the support for the shelf, by means of which theparts can be securely and adjustably attached to each other.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view, Fig. 2 adetail sectional View, and Fig. 3 a vertical sectional View.

Guide-strips A are secured at suitable intervals to a wall or othersupport by means of screws or fastening devices a, which pass through arectangular plate, A, which may be independent or integral with theangular strip A. The face of this support is provided with notches ordetents I), the movable shelfsupports 0 having at their inner ends jawsc, which embrace the guidestrips A and permit of the shelf-support beingmoved thereon. The lower portion of the bracket or shelf support isprovided with a clamp, D, which embraces the strip A. The lower portionof the bracket adjacent to this clamp portion, which is formed thereon,is provided with a recess, 6, and a threaded opening, d, through whichpasses a set-screw, E, which set-screw is provided at its inner end witha catch -block, F, which catch-block is of the same configuration 5 asthe notch 12 in the strip A.

By the construction hereinbefore described it will be readily seen thatthe strip A has a wide bearing-surface against the wall, and the samescrews that secure the support to the 5 wall also attach the strip A tothe support, and the shape of the jaw at the end of the bracket will notpermit a sidewise movement.

lVhen it is desired to secure the bracket in a fixed position, it isadjusted to reach a point 6 opposite the notch b, when the set-screw isturned so as to throw the catch out of the recess into the notch b, andwhen the set-screw is further turned the rear portion of the slide willbe pressed firmly against the rearside of 6 the strip A, thus makingsubstantially a double fastening. p

I am aware that prior to my invention brackets for shelving have beenprovided with clasping-jaws, and a strip having a dete'nt-rack withwhich engages a pawl attached to the lower portion of the bracket, and Ido not claim such as my invention; but

VVhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is j 1. Incombination with a supporting-strip, A A, having notches 1) formedtherein, the movable bracket-support 0, having a clampingjaw, and'acatch, F, adapted to be placed in and out of engagement with then'otches b by means of a set-screw, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In combination with a bracket-strip having notches Z) formed therein,a shelf-support, G, with clasping-jaws c, and the clasp B, embracing thestrip, and having a recess, 6, for the reception of a catch, F, which isattached to the end of a set-screw, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in 5 presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE E. BAUBLITS.

Attest:

Vnwron PIKE, CHAS. T. NEAL.

